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Arts
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 4th ed., 4v, 2001

Biography
Encyclopedia of World Biography , Vol. 27, 2nd ed., 2007
Encyclopedia of World Biography , Vol. 26, 2nd ed., 2006
Encyclopedia of World Biography , Vol. 25, 2nd ed., 2005
Encyclopedia of World Biography Vol. 24, 2nd ed., 2005
Encyclopedia of World Biography 2nd ed., 23v, 2004

Business
Everyday Finance: Economics, Personal Money Management, and Entrepreneurship , 2v, 2008
Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce , 2v, 2002
Encyclopedia of Small Business , 2nd ed., 2v, 2002
Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 10, 2004
Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 9, 2002
Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 8, 2001
Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 7, 2000
Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 6, 1999
Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 5, 1998
Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 4, 1997
Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 3, 1997
Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 2, 1993
Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 1, 1993

Education
Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide , 4th ed., 2005

Environment
Endangered Species , 2nd ed., 3v, 2004

History
American Civil War Reference Library , 5v, 2000
Revised 10/09/09
American Revolution Reference Library , 5v, 2000
Americans at War , 4v, 2005
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy , 2nd ed., 3v, 2002
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion , 3v, 2005
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa , 2nd ed., 4v, 2004
Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World , 6v, 2004
Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages , 5v,
2004
French and Indian War , 2003
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History , 2v, 1999
Harlem Renaissance , 2001
History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide , 6v, 2003
Mexican-American War , 2003
Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students , 4v, 2004
The Sixties in America Reference Library , 4v, 2005
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture , 5v, 2000
War of 1812 , 2002

Law
Major Acts of Congress 3v, 2004
Literature
Contemporary Novelists , 7th ed., 2001
Contemporary Poets , 7th ed., 2001
Literary Newsmakers for Students , Vol. 1, 2006
Literary Newsmakers for Students , Vol. 2, 2007
Literary Themes for Students: War and Peace , 2v, 2006

Medicine
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine 2nd ed., 4v, 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer 2nd ed., 2v, 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders 2nd ed., 2v, 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine 3rd ed., 5v, 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health 2nd ed., 5v, 2006

Multicultural Studies
Encyclopedia of African American Society , 2v, 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America , 2nd ed., 3v, 2000

Nation and World
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations 11th ed., 6v, 2004

Science
Biology 4v, 2002
U*X*L Encyclopedia of Science 2nd ed., 10v, 2002
Revised 10/09/09

Social Science
Psychologists and Their Theories for Students , 2v, 2005
Encyclopedia of Population , 2v, 2003
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism , 3v, 2008
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender , 4v, 2007